"John Doe" - 6 yo/ Accused: 11 yo Brother - S Indianapolis IN

There is a possibility of the
youngest murderer to be recorded as an 11-year-old boy has been put on a
murder trial for killing a younger child in Indiana. If convicted, the 11-year-old boy could face a prison sentence of as much as 90 years. The young boy reportedly shot a younger boy in the head which resulted in his death. According
to police sources, the incident took place when two boys were alone in a
home in Morgan County on Thursday. The younger child was found dead
with a gunshot wound in his head. The only other person at home
was the 11-year-old boy’s younger brother who placed a frantic call to
911 for seeking help and reporting the incident. According to Steve Sonnega, the Morgan County Prosecutor, the boy will be charged with murder and criminal recklessness. On Saturday, the boy was held at the Johnson County Juvenile Detention Center. According
to reports, the case was initially regarded as an accident. However,
Sonnega was of a different view. “There are cases where what you first
believe to be true isn’t necessarily where the evidence takes you. There
are lots of things we need to find out. We’ve got to err on the side of
safety, and we have to act appropriately,” said Sonnega. He also
said, “Murder can be knowingly or intentionally. There is a slight
difference. Knowingly means when you engage in conduct you know there is
a high probability of the outcome.” Some reports are indicative of the fact that the boy who got killed was the 11-year-old boy’s younger brother – a 6-year-old. The
names of the boys have not been revealed yet. The reason behind
withholding their names is their age. The victim’s name is reported to
be Andrew Fry. If the 11-year-old boy he gets convicted of the
Indiana murder, he will be the youngest murderer in the state since
1920s. A juvenile was charged of murder back then and sent to trial as
an adult in northwest Starke County. The boy, however, never got
convicted. The news of an 11-year-old boy murdering another boy has become an internet sensation since the initial news was released. No details about the victims and the alleged killer’s family has been given out as yet.
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Morgan County prosecutors still haven't decided whether to ask a
judge to try an 11-year-old Morgan County boy as an adult on a charge
that he murdered his 6-year-old brother.And it's unlikely they
will reach a decision by 2 p.m. today, when the boy is expected to
appear in Morgan Superior Court for his initial hearing.The boy was charged Friday with murder and criminal recklessness in the shooting of his younger brother Thursday evening.The
Indianapolis Star does not typically release the names of juveniles
charged with crimes unless they are charged in adult court.Joel
Schumm, clinical professor of law at Indiana University School of
Law-Indianapolis, said 11 is too young for a child to be tried as an
adult and face decades in an adult prison if convicted."I would not waive an 11-year-old," Schumm said Tuesday. "It's essentially giving up on rehabilitation for a kid."Morgan County Prosecutor Steve Sonnega is still reviewing the case, and he doesn't plan to make a "quick decision.""We're wanting to be thorough; we're wanting to look at everything," Sonnega said Tuesday.The consequences of a murder conviction in adult court would be much harsher than in juvenile court.If convicted as an adult, the boy could face 45 to 65 years in prison and would have a felony on his record.But
if he stays in the juvenile system, he could participate in
rehabilitation programs, avoid a felony conviction and be released in no
more than 10 years.Few details of the case have been made public
because a Morgan County judge has ordered them to be kept confidential.
More information might come out at today's hearing.The shooting
occurred Thursday evening while the two boys were alone in their home in
the 1800 block of Oliver Court, south of Martinsville. The 11-year-old
called 911 to report the shooting at 6:15 p.m.The 6-year-old died of a gunshot wound to his head shortly after 8 p.m. at Riley Hospital for Children, Indianapolis.Their
mother and her boyfriend usually took care of the children, but Sonnega
has declined to say where they were at the time of the shooting.The adults could be charged as well.Schumm said it's fairly easy for prosecutors to get a child waived into adult court on a murder charge.As
long as prosecutors ask for a waiver, a judge can grant it unless the
judge determines that it's in the child's and the community's best
interest for the child to stay in the juvenile system, Schumm said.Children
as young as 10 can be waived into adult court on a murder charge, and
at 16, they can be tried as an adult without a waiver.Although
the Morgan County boy is among the youngest charged with murder in
Indiana, boys his age have been waived to adult court.In the early 1920s, an 11-year-old was charged with murder and was tried as an adult in Starke County. He was not convicted.Last
year, a 12-year-old Kosciusko County boy was waived into adult court on
a murder charge. He eventually pleaded guilty to a lesser crime,
received a 25-year sentence and is in the juvenile section of a state
prison.But in Marion County, judges have allowed several children as old as 15 to stay in juvenile court to face murder charges.Eric
Solomon, spokesman for the Campaign for Youth Justice in Washington,
D.C., urged Sonnega to consider the case carefully before making his
decision.Solomon said the boy would be out of place even in the
juvenile system, where many offenders are older than 11, so the adult
penal system would be even worse."There is so much against (children) in the adult system that this kid's life will be derailed forever."
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